Phlebotomy: A Competency Based Approach - Kathryn Booth

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Résumé :
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Biographie:
Kathryn A. Booth, RN-BSN, RMA (AMT), RPT, CPhT, MS is a registered nurse (RN) with a masters degree in education as well as certifications in phlebotomy, pharmacy tech, and medical assisting. She is an author, an educator, and a consultant for Total Care Programming, Inc. She has over 30 years of teaching, nursing, and healthcare experience that spans five states. As an educator, Kathy has been awarded the teacher of the year in three states where she taught various health sciences, including medical assisting in both a classroom and an online capacity. Kathy serves on the AMT Examinations, Qualifications, and Standards committee, as well as the advisory board for two educational institutions. She stays current through working at various practice settings as well as obtaining and maintaining certifications. Her larger goal is to develop up-to-date, dynamic healthcare educational materials to assist her and other educators and to promote healthcare professions. In addition, Kathy enjoys presenting innovative new learning solutions for the changing healthcare and educational landscape to her fellow professionals nationwide.

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Preface

CHAPTER 1 Phlebotomy and Healthcare

CHAPTER 2 Infection Control and Safety

CHAPTER 3 Introduction to Medical and Anatomical Terminology

CHAPTER 4 Body Systems and Related Laboratory Tests

CHAPTER 5 The Cardiovascular System

CHAPTER 6 Patient and Specimen Requirements

CHAPTER 7 Blood Collection Equipment

CHAPTER 8 Venipuncture

CHAPTER 9 Dermal/Capillary Puncture

CHAPTER 10 Blood Specimen Handling

CHAPTER 11 Special Phlebotomy Procedures

CHAPTER 12 Quality Essentials

CHAPTER 13 Waived Testing and Collection of Non-Blood Specimens

CHAPTER 14 Practicing Professional Behavior

Appendix A: Standard Precautions

Appendix B: Transmission-Based Precautions

Appendix C: Medical Terms: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots

Appendix D: Medical Abbreviations

Appendix E: Medical Laboratory Tests

Appendix F: Historically Relevant Phlebotomy Information

Appendix G: ASCLS Code of Ethics and Pledge to the Profession